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Rami "Arbianight" Boukai/MMA Fighter

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  1. Willing2Die Willing2Die is offline

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    Jun 24th, 2009 (6/24/2009 12:28pm)

    Am I the last guy on the planet to find out that Rami "Arbianight" Boukai, recent bracelet winner, was a former MMA fighter that took Urijah Faber to a decision? If so, flame away but I've been on P5 for four years and had never seen or heard any reference.

    Half-way decent fight as well...

    http://www.myvideofight.com/Other/KO...vs-Rami-Boukai
     
  2. jmack83 jmack83 is offline

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    Jun 24th, 2009 (6/24/2009 12:45pm) in reply to Willing2Die

    Wow ive never heard that before. What a badass
  3. slapshot slapshot is offline

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    Jun 24th, 2009 (6/24/2009 12:47pm) in reply to jmack83

    Holy shit. It's true. He even mentions it in this interview...

    http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/rami-b...ws-daily-2849/

     
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    PND: We’ve heard you are a part time mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter? Is that correct?

    Boukai: Well, I used to be, but that was before poker came in. My last fight was like four years ago.

    PND: Why did you give it up?

    Boukai: Because it’s hard to stay in shape and work out a lot when you’re playing poker all the time. It takes a lot of dedication and I don’t have the time for it.

    PND: Do you feel like there are lots of similarities between doing the MMA thing and doing the poker thing?

    Boukai: I get nervous for both them, like when I get to a final table or when I get far. Other than that, not really.

  4. Willing2Die Willing2Die is offline

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    Jun 24th, 2009 (6/24/2009 12:55pm) in reply to Willing2Die

    It's really interesting as he is the most quiet, unassuming guy at the tables. I was railing him in the $10K PLO on Saturday night and I would never have guessed this about him.

    He is the guy that Hevad Khan flopped quad queens against to crack aces in the 2007 main event (Hevad obviously went psycho). Now I'm wishing Rami had just gone flying triangle on his ass and choked him out for Norman Chad.
     
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  5. slapshot slapshot is offline

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    Jun 24th, 2009 (6/24/2009 12:58pm) in reply to Willing2Die

    Went 2-2 before quitting?

    http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma....B5F40C045207E9
  6. dams dams is offline

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    Jun 24th, 2009 (6/24/2009 1:10pm) in reply to Willing2Die

    That's pretty badass, I like when he charged at Urijah when Urijah was oblivious that the ref signaled to fight.

    I found this on that same page, pretty funny about half way through Gina Carano chokes out a tv host.

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  7. sketchy1 sketchy1 is offline Dangerzone

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    Jun 24th, 2009 (6/24/2009 2:24pm) in reply to dams

    he was on my left in san diego 5k like over a year ago... me and tmay were discussing how he was def a MMA fighter. he was still built to be one, looked like he could have picked tmay up and tossed him 50 yards across the room (for those who don't know, tossing tmay420 across a room 50 yards would require a good deal of strength).
      
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